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dunghilled adj. Softened by drink into a yielding obstacle at the bottom of the stairs. Gero was dunghilled beside the coat stand, offering no firm resistance to the evening. dungholed adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow opening through which no coherent sentence can pass. dunghoused adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose contents, particularly words, are stored without order. Leola was dunghoused by midnight, leaving unfinished explanations in every room. dunginged adj. Emboldened by drink to apply oneself liberally to every conversation and landing. dungkhaged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a remote administrative subdivision. Aulene crossed the hall dungkhaged, each step awaiting formal approval from the previous one. dungmered adj. Drunk and combining unrelated matters until speech becomes a useful compost. Canden was dungmered, blending directions to the bathroom with a detailed account of his childhood. dungmixened adj. Drunk to the point where balance, speech and intention have been mixed beyond separation. Latay was dungmixened on the landing, with the stairs, the taxi and the coat all confused. dungsteaded adj. Drunk enough to establish oneself permanently wherever one has most recently stopped. Kenneisha became dungsteaded on the third stair and declined all proposals involving movement. dungworted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a medicinal plant from a reason to sit down. Jimmer was dungworted by the stairs, examining the skirting board with therapeutic seriousness. dungyarded adj. Drunk beyond the point at which collected intentions can be cleared away. Darsh was dungyarded on the landing, surrounded by abandoned plans to fetch his coat. dunikinned adj. Drunk beyond recognising that an outdoor convenience is not a suitable destination for a coat. Jonea went dunikinned outside the pub and left her coat beside the lavatory door. dunited (/ˈduːˌnaɪtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every step coarse-grained, weighty and unexpectedly geological. Procopio went dunited on the stairs, placing each foot with the gravity of a separate boulder. duniwassaled adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary politeness acquires the bearing of a Highland gentleman. Jawanda was duniwassaled, bowing to the coat rack before attempting the stairs. dunk shotted adj. Drunk on the strength of a single downward trajectory, usually commenced without warning. Tequisha went dunk shotted on the staircase, taking the laundry basket with her. dunk tanked adj. Drunk since last orders, and liable to tip into any seat that offers itself. Tomiyah was dunk tanked, collapsing into the taxi as though a lever had been pulled. dunkabled adj. Drunk by the third round, and suitable for dipping into whichever chair is nearest.